How your Pack/Troop/Crew can get involved with International Scouting…
World Scout Jamborees
Every four years scouts and guides from around the world gather in Scouting’s greatest event - the Jamboree.
Up to 40,000 scouts attend these jamborees representing every nation that has a Scouting program. Scouts often tour the host country and then join an international encampment celebrating the ideals of scouting, the fun of the activities, the adventure of the program and the unique fellowship that is experienced at a world jamboree.
Jamborees are hosted at different countries around the world.
Future world jamboree sites: 2011: Sweden
http://www.worldscoutjamboree.se/
2015: Japan
http://www.23wsj.jp  Jamboree on the Air / Jamboree on the Internet
Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) is an annual event in which Scouts and Guides all over the world speak to each other by means of amateur radio contacts. Scouting experiences are exchanged and ideas are shared, via the radio waves.
With no restrictions on age, on the number that can participate and at little or no expense, the JOTA provides an opportunity for Scouts to contact each other by amateur radio. The radio stations are operated by licensed amateur radio operators. Many Scouts and leaders hold licenses and have their own stations, but the majority participates in the JOTA through stations operated by local radio clubs and individual radio amateurs.
Jamboree on the Internet (JOTI) uses the internet to set up a global chat network during the event. Go to JOTI.org for organizing information.
Citizenship in the World merit badge
For Boy Scouts, work on Citizenship in the World is on the Eagle-required list of merit badges while working to enhance awareness in your troop.
International Scouter Award
The International Scouter's Award encourages Scout leaders to broaden their involvement in Scouting through participation in world Scouting activities and recognizes Scouters for their contributions to world Scouting. Go to scouting.org for the requirements.
World Brotherhood Fund
The World Brotherhood Fund is supports projects in World Scouting's Community Development Program. Community development is a process by which individuals and groups within a community work to improve the quality of life for themselves and their community at large. In the projects helped by Scouting organizations, groups of Scouts in needy countries identify and carry out projects to improve their lives.
Kandersteg International Scout Centre
Kandersteg is a world center of scouting began by Baden Powell in 1923 as a permanent camp where scouts could meet anytime. Located in the Swiss Alps, the camp hosts over 10,000 scouts a year from across the world.
Kandersteg offers a Philmont type high adventure experience coupled with the fellowship of a world scout jamboree.
28 Million Strong
Scouting remains the world's largest youth movement. Encourage scouts to broaden their horizons by visiting other countries or inviting other scouts to see ours.
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